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[Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine] Tracking down endangered species: incredible sense of smell and their ability to discern individual scents, even when they are masked by other odors, are why Todd Steury, assistant professor of wildlife ecology in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, enlisted the canines for the EcoDogs program to study "greatest conservation need" species.

[Breaking News from The Birmingham News] Auburn University trains dogs to sniff out hard-to-find species ...: Steury added that he usually doesn't go out in the field hunting scat. That's a job for a dog, his or her handler and someone who walks with the handler, often a graduate student, who bags scat found by a dog, makes notes on the environment where it was found and records its location using a GPS navigation device.

[News from www.dailytribune.com] Dogs trained to sniff out endangered species - Daily Tribune ...: There is no way to get around that one," said Todd Steury, director of EcoDogs: Detection Dogs for Ecological Research, a program at Auburn University which uses the labs to track endangered species so researchers can document the rare animals' habitats. The program is a collaboration between the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine's Canine Detection and Research Institute and the Sports Medicine Program.

[greenideabot RSS feed] Going Green Guide: Catio: The Patio for Cats: According to the Eco Dogs website, detection dogs have also been used to find whale scat floating in water, live seal dens under snow, live desert tortoises, termites, and other animals. More from Care2: .

[Wire Eagle] AU veterinary professors release landmark study on feline - Wire ...: The AU College of Veterinary Medicine funded related studies to collect data beyond the scope of the original study. Dillon said the studies were performed by “a nationally known, all-star cast of people and they are all here at Auburn University.” The research team and their specialties included Michael Tillson, surgery;

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